Sunday, February 5, 2012

Take good care of my baby.

During my weekly visit to our neighborhood antique shop, a dealer mentioned another upcoming estate sale. When I told her I was working that day, she said, "Don't worry, there's nothing you'd be interested in anyway."

As it turned out, I got the day off and went to the sale after all. While I stood outside for 30 minutes in the cold waiting for the sale to start, I talked to a few older retired women who knew the owner of the house. They said she had a lot of good stuff, but no antiques. Huh?! "What kind of stuff?", I asked. Well, it seems she had a lot of health issues, so she had 3 or 4 of everything. Everything meaning walkers, bathtub/shower chairs, those grabber things for hard to reach items. This was not sounding good.

As I entered the house, I quickly scanned each room and came to the conclusion that the dealer was right. There was nothing I was interested in. I had to push my way into a bedroom that seemed somewhat promising by the number of people in the room. Hmmm, the big collection in that room was approximately 32 pairs of size 9 Easy Spirit white shoes.

As I was leaving, I spotted one lonely item that was totally out of place in that house.

This composition baby doll.

She was not in the best condition.

But, just look at that sweet face! And those pretty turquoise eyes.

She even has a few pearly whites.

﻿So, it just goes to show, you never know where you'll find your next treasure. As disappointed as I was that there were no size 7 Easy Spirits, I did leave with a treasure, after all. She was $14 plus tax.

She sits on a dresser where her raggedy dress is a perfect match to my dried hydrangeas.

Sorry they didn't have your size shoes, but think of this..... in all the non interesting stuff the old woman had left, for some reason she hung on to that little doll. She would of wanted her to find a good home.

You never know where you will find things. I love your new baby! She looks in pretty good condition to me. I only have one of these, and I suppose one day she will be on the blog too! Glad you had some luck!

What a terrific find. Your lovely treasure would cost at least $200 here in Australia, even in that condition. I was told it is sunlight which makes the composition break down. Yes take good care of your baby.x jeanetteann

Vickie,It looks like it was worth your wait! I've got to admit that I'm not a big doll fan but she does have a sweet, surprised face! Most of the ones I've seen are usually pretty scary! She definitely needed to be adopted into a "good" home!RebeccaPS. I love Scotties too and do have a couple of scottie planters.

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Hi, I'm Vickie, a northern Minnesota Iron Ranger who resides with my husband of 35 years at 911. I work 3 days a week as a medical lab tech and the rest of the days, you're likely to find me working on projects around our house, which is my favorite place to be.....unless we're visiting our 4 precious grandchildren.